Hello everybody, I need your help, I ordered the TX-NR809 and I am getting it tomorrow and I am wondering where to put it on the shelf, I am not sure if the glass can hold the weight, does it run hot? I attached a photo of what it looks like:

Mine showed up today. Updated the firmware and everything seems to bee running well. Mine did not show up w/ the "bells and whistles" (manual and sticker on the front); only the cd and a basic set up guide.

First real receiver so I have no idea what anything does-lol. Took a minute to figure out how to make it send audio to the tv speakers. 5.1 (hopefully) setup is next. Figured it would be too big to put on my tv stand (depth wise), but the rubber feet are only ~12" apart, so it will fit on just about anything. Getting a new stand anyway...lol

Mine showed up today. Updated the firmware and everything seems to bee running well. Mine did not show up w/ the "bells and whistles" (manual and sticker on the front); only the cd and a basic set up guide.

First real receiver so I have no idea what anything does-lol. Took a minute to figure out how to make it send audio to the tv speakers. 5.1 (hopefully) setup is next. Figured it would be too big to put on my tv stand (depth wise), but the rubber feet are only ~12" apart, so it will fit on just about anything. Getting a new stand anyway...lol

I would check your measurements for the shelf and see if the 809 will fit. Does the shelf have a name on it if yes check there web site about weight. Then decide which shelf will be the easiest one for access now and future. If you cannot get any info on weight for the shelf then put the 809 on the bottom one. Good luck and enjoy your new toy.

I would check your measurements for the shelf and see if the 809 will fit. Does the shelf have a name on it if yes check there web site about weight. Then decide which shelf will be the easiest one for access now and future. If you cannot get any info on weight for the shelf then put the 809 on the bottom one. Good luck and enjoy your new toy.

Thank you for the suggestion, unfortanely it has no name on the shelf, so I will use your suggestion, thank you again!

If this is an isolated incident, it sounds like a failed handshake. The Onkytroller software on your Android device probably mis-recognized the device. Rebooting the 809 probably forced a long handshake. If it happens a lot you might have some interference on your 802.11 network. Just my guess-

More on this issue:

I am using the new Onkyo TX-NR809 and I have it hooked up to my network.

I am using oRemote on an Ipad and Onkytroller on a Xoom.

Several times a week (almost daily), the ipad or xoom cannot find the 809. The only fix is to unplug the 809 and replug it back in.

However, when this happens, I can still access the 809 via the web interface (although there is not much to do there) and the stereo plays fine if it is playing a net source.

My router is a SonicWALL NSA2400. I have the 809 pulling an ip via DHCP and the NSA is set up to provide the same IP to the 809 MAC address (it is always the same ip)

I have the latest firmware on the 809.

Yesterday I changed the 809 to be static IP instead of dhcp. So far no lock ups.

But it has only been a day.

I emailed onkyo support and their response was to call in to trouble shoot. Not sure if there is any trouble shooting here and if it is worth the time on the phone

Funny story (?)
I pulled the cabinet out to install the 809 and found my Citation 7.1's had dropped two of the bottom shelves out of the Sanus Woodbrook lowboy. Worked on reinforcing that for a couple of hours. Then, the wife decided to pull the wallpaper off the family room and kitchen walls. So I decided to run more wiring since I need to do a LOT of drywall work anyway. Last two days I have been patching and skimming. Texture today, prime and paint tomorrow. Hopefully, I'll finally be able to hear the thing for the first time in two more days. I have not decided on a controller setup yet. I might temporarily hook it up today after some dust settles (getting antsy)

As I was very pleased with the sound and picture quality I decided to keep it, removed all stickers, updated the firmware, and enjoyed some blu-rays. While watching, I played with the picture adjust settings and switched to

Picture Adjust / Picture Mode: Custom

with all settings left at the default, resulting in the picture beeing noticeable darker than in direct mode. In fact, to compensate, I had to set brightness to +14 and gamma to -1. I am now trying to figure out if my unit is faulty, this is a (fixable) firmware bug, or this is as designed.

Olli, I doubt there is a problem with your unit but not sure. I would refer you to pages 55 and 56 of the manual. You seem to have entered the calibration area and sure it will require calibration. If I am correct you have no problem unless you want to calibrate it and then you need to do some homework on how to do that.

Mikes2cents, the problem is also visible in "through" mode which should only apply scaling to the picture. This is why I mentioned the firmware update as they changed something there (see firmware release notes). In addition, I feel that the default settings should do more or less nothing to the picture in "custom" mode as this was the case for the older TX-NR876/906 which do not have a "direct" mode or the ability to switch off video processing. You may not notice the problem for bright or very bright pictures, but for example if you watch "Sherlock Holmes" in the first few minutes all details in the dark areas are crushed using the default settings in "custom" mode on my unit. All looks fine in "direct" mode. It would be nice if someone who owns a TX-NR809 could check this using a similar scene.

I've read several reviews of the 809 but no one mentions the quality of the upscaling at all. I own lots of SD content, both DVDs and games and wondered how this one fares against the cheaper models. Does it introduce scaling lag which would make it inappropriate for games or is this a thing of the past? I'm a little out of touch

I've read several reviews of the 809 but no one mentions the quality of the upscaling at all. I own lots of SD content, both DVDs and games and wondered how this one fares against the cheaper models. Does it introduce scaling lag which would make it inappropriate for games or is this a thing of the past? I'm a little out of touch

I've been using a DVDO Edge for SD processing and upscaling. I'm viewing on a Pioneer 60" Kuro. The Edge does a fantastic job. I just picked up an 809 today, which I hope will completely replace the Edge. I'll compare in the next few days and report back.

I have a question, how do I hear a blu-ray movie using the TV speakers? I do not have speakers so I want to use the TV speakers, I looked in the manual but it is confusing to me since I am new at this, thank you! I have 2 HDMI connected (Blu-ray player to receiver and TV to receiver)

I have a question, how do I hear a blu-ray movie using the TV speakers? I do not have speakers so I want to use the TV speakers, I looked in the manual but it is confusing to me since I am new at this, thank you! I have 2 HDMI connected (Blu-ray player to receiver and TV to receiver)

Turn off the AVR and use the through setting. No need for an AVR if you have no speakers. Am I missing something here? Just enable pass through.

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Originally Posted by DVDFreaker

The audio quality is amazing but this is my first receiver so I have nothing to compare it to, sorry

Uuhhmm, like I said I must be missing something. How is the audio quality amazing with no speakers?

It would be nice if someone who owns a TX-NR809 could check this using a similar scene.

Thanks,
Oliver

Well, this is not encouraging for me as I am about to pull the trigger on the 809. If I do anyway, I will check out your concerns and report back. I am not buying this unit for its video processing abilities. Most decent displays take care of themselves because they know what they like.

As I was very pleased with the sound and picture quality I decided to keep it, removed all stickers, updated the firmware, and enjoyed some blu-rays. While watching, I played with the picture adjust settings and switched to

Picture Adjust / Picture Mode: Custom

with all settings left at the default, resulting in the picture beeing noticeable darker than in direct mode. In fact, to compensate, I had to set brightness to +14 and gamma to -1. I am now trying to figure out if my unit is faulty, this is a (fixable) firmware bug, or this is as designed.

Therefore: Can someone please check/verify this?

Thanks,
Oliver

Default on a custom mode is not necessarily equal to "through" or "direct" (which is the exact same as through when using HDMI). The second you run the video through the processor, you are going to introduce whatever visual changes the processor has when it is set at its (the processor's) default. Turn off the processor, if you like the picture on through. If you'd prefer to use the custom mode, I'd suggest you get a calibration dvd in order to get the best settings for your viewing based on your setup.